THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL FINANCE

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

OTTAWA, Wednesday, May 31, 2023
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on National Finance met this day at 6:49 p.m., in room W110, 1 Wellington St., the chair, the Honourable Percy Mockler, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Dagenais, Duncan, Forest, Gignac, Loffreda, Marshall, Mockler, Moncion, Pate and Smith (10).

Participating in the meeting: Shaowei Pu and Sylvain Fleury, analysts, Library of Parliament.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, April 27, 2023, the committee continued its consideration of the subject matter of Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 28, 2023.

WITNESSES:

Digital Asset Mining Coalition:

Daniel Brock, Policy Advisor, Coalition for Responsible Digital Asset Mining;

Tamara Rozansky, Tax Advisor, Coalition for Responsible Digital Asset Mining.

Desjardins Group:

Bernard Brun, Vice President, Government Relations;

André Huot, Vice president, Taxation.

Canadian Credit Union Association:

Michael Hatch, Vice President, Government Relations;

Rachel Barry, National Advocacy Lead.

Daniel Brock, Bernard Brun, André Huot and Michael Hatch each made a statement and, together with Tamara Rozansky, answered questions.

At 8:47 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Mireille K. Aubé

Clerk of the Committee